Powell pointed out Dooher and Lance Radtke as key cogs in the midfield, while Jacob Bohrer is the anchor on the back line.

“Those guys right the ship when we’re going wrong,” he said. “For us, we’re trying to be a possession-style team. We’re not the biggest or fastest, but we can play with a pace and a tempo through each other that I don’t think too many people can match us."

The most successful span of the young season so far was back-to-back wins against Royse City and Bastrop. The Timberwolves beat the Bulldogs 2-0 on Jan. 6 and opened district play with a 4-2 win against the Bears.

“We’ve played well defensively,” Powell said. “We’re only giving up about a goal and half a game and that’s something that we pride ourselves as a team on. If we continue to do that and we continue to tinker with the pieces up top, I think anything is possible for us.”